5 things to watch in second week of Texans OTAs

5 things to watch in second week of Texans OTAs

With one week in the books, the Houston Texans have a little more clarity on what they’re looking at in this week’s OTAs. As the second session kicks off, here are five things to watch in the practices and associated media sessions.

The QB rep split

Tom Savage remains the clear starter, and he took the majority of reps in the first week. If he continues to receive the vast predominance of snaps with the first team offense, it’s that much more certain he will be under center in Week 1.

That is the expectation regardless. If prized rookie Deshaun Watson doesn’t get more than a token look with the regular starters, it shouldn’t be a surprise. Pay attention to how well reports are with his accuracy and comfort with his new teammates. Watson got mixed reviews in his first week, which is to be expected. Even so, it would be nice to hear Watson pushing Savage for first-team reps sooner than later.

Robert Nelson’s emergence

The young cornerback has the inside track on what was A.J. Bouye’s roster role at this point last year, the No. 4 CB and special teams fixture. He’s even wearing Bouye’s old jersey while showing strong progress.

Texans corner Robert Nelson, wearing A.J. Bouye's old No. 21 jersey now, broke up several passes, had a strong practice

Nelson played reasonably well when thrust into action in 2016 after starting the year on the practice squad. If he can continue to follow Bouye’s career arc, that would answer one of the biggest offseason questions the national media has about this team.

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